Thoughts on selling my 'Line....

[Sil8ty]

The thought has crossed my mind to sell my 33 GTS-t as i am wanting to buy something faster... Thinking of a GSR Lancer 4WD with all the EVO running gear etc.. in it.. Runs a mid - low 12...

But i have been doin some thinkin and may be should perhaps keep my 33 and put in the difference in buying the GSR... approx $7k....

Do you think this budget should see me around the same et's as GSR?? Considering all i will need to do is turbo, management, fuel system, i can get parts made/fabricated etc.. Got cooler, exhaust etc..

What do you all think, i am sure there are more other people out there in the same sort of predicament as i am?? Let me know your thoughts..

[Jase]

buy a GTR

a BNR32 will give you the extra power especially if you can find one that has already got some mods

[GT-Rmgedon]

Sil8ty...good topic,

I guess it depends on your current situation. How much faster are you willing to go for the dollars. How much power does your current ride hold atm? Assuming you have basic mods already, some sort of air filter kit, cat back exhaust, boost controller, stock ecu and possibly a front mount i'm guessing your round the 160-170kw mark at the wheels? For around the budget you mentioned you could compliment what you have with a newer ecu, bigger fuel pump plus a fuel pressure regulator and larger injectors. Which would certainly give you that kick in the pants u R looking for. GTST's r becoming a lot more common (admittedly) but thats only because they R a Kick-Arse car - They still look the goods. But if you've got your heart set on a change of wheels the GSR is only a suitable replacement in terms of performance but not looks IMHO. I'm not too familiar with the Lancer but the 4G63 engine is supposed to be an absolute demon with mods. Or you could do the next best thing... as Jase said and get a 32 GTR!

[Sil8ty]

Jase: This is my eventual goal, to one day own a 33/32 GTR ....

GT-Rmgedon: Well here is a quick run down on what i got/done to date to me 33.. FMIC, Modified Inlet Manifold (t-Body to front), Turbo back exhaust, Pod filter, H/Duty clutch... Next steps would be to do ECU (PFC or likes), Turbo, Fuel sysytem... Bottom line is it is not FAST ENOUGH :burnout: ....

You must admit though the 33 has a awesome shape/look and will be hard to beat in this area.. The GSR on the other hand with a bit of a kit (EVO III Style) does have a reasonable look.. But does seem to provide better bang for buck performance wise, with the common 2.0L engine swap, cooler, turbo, management gets them a 12 sec slip with little effort.. opposed to the larger 33.

I am still undecided.. I love my 33, but i have, i guess youd call it a need for speed.... (and more money to spend on a damn car)

Thanks for replying to guys.. Its appreciated..

[Yakuza]

you can get an RX3

convert it with 13B and play from there

[Yakuza]

maybe 20B ?

[franks]

RWD's are fun, yet extremely frustrating not being able to put the power to the ground.

imho, a GTSt isn't a true sports car, i believe its far too heavy. if you like power & handling maybe an S14 could be an option? they are easy to get power out of. another alternative is the Silvia or 180SX with an SR20...

GSR's are a great car. they are light, they are powerful & they are 4wd. deadly, but boring, package...

[Yakuza]

but one thing about buying a silvia(S13) or 180sx is that ppl would still prefer looking at a LINE .. gotta admit its true ..

[Clint32]

If you spent 5K and got turbo, Power fc, injectors you could have over 250rwkw, and run mid 12's with decent tyres.

[BOOSTMEISTER]

DO NOT sell your line...only sorrow and heartache will follow and sometimes intergestion, nothing good can come of selling ones line trust me

[Sil8ty]

I have been thinking about this whole scenario.. I know the good old 'line is the schweetest looking car around to date.. With in reason.. And i will probably regret it, but i will still have the ambition of wanting the GTR (even if i have to wait til the 34 is 30 years old with 300,000km's on the clock, selling for $1,000) I wish.

I spoke to a few people today, and i reakon i will also consider the S-14 as an option also... Seems to have the same comforts inside, and has got good a healthy weight as well as the good old SR under the hood.. And it is still RWD :burnout: I know alot of you know what io mean... And they are good value too now..

Thanks for your input guys.. Will let you know what i end up doing though.. Either way i wont be leavin the skylinesaustralia forums.....

[WazR32GTSt]

idea:

keep your car as you know its history etc.

with 7k you could get a GTR engine and drop that in

sell your GTST engine/parts and put the money from that back into the car

that'll make for one fast car (...after the wheelspin !)

[T0nyGTSt]

IMO there's not much to upgrade to.

It's either an r33 GT-R or an r34 GT-t sedan.

I do like 4 door sedans to be quite honest but I only like cars like the BMW M5 or 535i or Commodore SS or Falcon XR6T. But they all have their problems. The r34 GT-t satisfies my four door lust. In some ways I like the Stagea too.

I find all non attessa 4wd systems to be just inferior. What can one say about the GT-R???

I think the Silvia is not an upgrade to the Skyline GTS. I find the cabin less impressive, the chassis less impressive, uses the same fuel, same sorta power, mods are slightly cheap... IMO more of the same problems as the Skyline but lesser.

I am fussy about cars and ATM the GTS is it. If you can name something better that's not a GT-R I'd like to hear it.

T.